Departmental Kudos

  Julianna has accepted the position of Education Assistant at Death Valley National Park through the Scientists in Parks (SIP) program. The SIP program places college students, recent grads and early career professionals at the Parks to work on science and sub-discipline projects. She will lead...

  Cathleen Doherty was accepted into the SAS Curriculum Development Program Summer 2024 cohort to develop an online asynchronous course called Mission to Moon and Beyond! She will create an accessible online adaptation of Geology of Moon and Planets, and is excited to incorporate current research...

Dr. Bob Kopp has received a 2024 fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for his work on climate change. From the Guggenheim Foundation, “the Class of 2024 Guggenheim Fellows was tapped on the basis of prior career achievement and exceptional promise.” "Humanity faces some...

Anya Hess, our newest PhD alumna, received the following message from the School of Graduate Studies: “We are pleased to inform you that your nomination for the Outstanding Doctoral Student Merit and Achievement Award was selected to receive the award. The review committee that evaluated the...

Amelia Ascione received the Presidential Fellowship at Northern Arizona University (NAU)! Amelia will be pursuing her PhD in Planetary Science at NAU. We are wishing you the best!

Congratulations to Olivia Rebernik for her Outstanding Senior Award from the Rutgers Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences! Olivia is a Marine Science major with a concentration in Marine Geology, and she has been taking many of our courses and has been working with Dr. Ken Miller and Dr. Jim...

  Our Business Manager, Ms. Tonya Johnson (formerly Rufus), received accolades from The School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) as a staff member who was “recognized by colleagues for their fantastic contributions in the month of February”. Tonya is doing double duty since January 1. Congratulations and thank you for...

  Congratulations to Yair Rosenthal who received news from National Science Foundation (NSF) that his proposal “Collaborative Research: Long term perspective on the Holocene CO2 Conundrum: the role of Southern Westerly Winds” will be funded. This is an extension of Dr. Hailey Riechelson’s...